ObsoleteNerdon Hacker News • Recommends
On “Australia Wants to Take Government Surveillance to the Next Level”
This video they made is absolutely hilarious, and shows just how un-hilarious and fucked up these proposed changes are: link to this video
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Honest Government Ad | Anti Encryption Law
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A satirical ad explains the implications of Australia's 2018 Assistance and Access bill and its impact on encryption and privacy.
The Australien Government has made an ad about its proposed anti encryption law and it's surprisingly honest and informative. ** Defend encryption in Australia, make a submission to the Government by Septmber 10: digitalrightswatch.org.au/2018/08/19/defend-encryption/ -*- Ways you can support us to keep making videos: -- Become a Patron: patreon.com/TheJuiceMedia -- Tip us on PayPal: paypal.me/thejuicemedia -- Tip us in Bitcoin: bc1qevsxr6a8uytqj63fjemdyevjkctnj3tlk3r9cq -*- We have a PODCAST now! Make sure to subscribe on your podcast app: thejuicemedia.simplecast.com ** CREDITS: -- Produced by Patrons of the Juice Media -- Written and created by Giordano for The Juice Media -- Performed by Zoe x voice by Lucy -- Thanks to Lizzie and Elise for script input -- Thanks to Lakeisha for babysitting Luca! -- Music by Eitan-Epstein: audiojungle.net/item/indie-happy-acoustic-music/21534001?_ga… -- Outro beat by Stefan Harth: youtube.com/watch?v=c9VX4-U_TyY ** SOURCES & FURTHER READING: -- The Draft Bill: homeaffairs.gov.au/about/consultations/assistance-and-access… -- Good explainer by Access Now: accessnow.org/what-we-think-you-should-know-about-australias… -- Scott Ludlam: theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/16/the-government-is-… -- The Conversation: theconversation.com/the-devil-is-in-the-detail-of-government… -- The Register: theregister.co.uk/2018/08/14/oz_encryption_backdoor -- Aus Financial Review: afr.com/news/cyber-security-laws-to-cover-all-businesses-ang… ** TRANSLATIONS -- Danish by Mathilde -- Turkish by Antigone09 -- French by JulieWhy it's here
4 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as an entertaining and accessible explanation of the dangers of anti-encryption legislation for non-technical audiences.
ObsoleteNerdon Hacker News • Recommends
On “Australia's anti-encryption law will merely relocate the backdoors: Expert”
FWIW, I've had pretty good success in getting non-techie friends and family to write in after showing them this video: link to this video It's very entertaining, and explains it in a way that everyday people can understand how bad it will be. I highly urge all Australians to either send this video out to your circles. (No affiliation, it came up in a previous thread about this topic)
acutesoftwareon Hacker News • Recommends
On “Australia Wants to Take Government Surveillance to the Next Level”
I came across this video that shows the potential issues with this bill link to this video What is concerning is I am building a information management system that focuses on privacy and this sort of bill makes a mockery of the entire concept.
d2waon Hacker News • Recommends
On “Goodbye FastMail: Aussie government undermining trust in tech companies”
Companies have to build tools that grants any law enforcement agency access to whatever data they want on whomever they want. For an email provider, these tools could include a search function that lets them look through every email on the platform. Or they could just ask them to mail them a daily dump of all new messages on a floppy disk. The point being, FastMail can’t tell the world what assistance and access their granting the government and there is no oversight or even transparency that could spark public debates on what is reasonable and what isn’t. This satirical video is a good introduction to the changes: link to this video
u/Shadowvinesin r/netsec • Recommends
Now Australian Developers are just as deadly as everything else there.
dbg31415on Hacker News • Mentions
On “Australia’s vague anti-encryption law sets a dangerous new precedent”
Two relevant humor bits. * Honest Government Ad | Anti Encryption Law - YouTube || link to this video * Encryption: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube || link
dbg31415on Hacker News • Mentions
On “Advocating for privacy in Australia”
…n for as long as they've been around. If you care about privacy, shouldn't you move your HQ out of Australia? You aren't allowed to even tell people you've been served warrants now, correct? Gag orders mean we have to trust the Australian Government... we can't trust service providers. Eww. * Honest Government Ad | Anti Encryption Law - YouTube || link to this video…
Whatitat90on Hacker News • Mentions
On “ProtonMail now offers elliptic curve cryptography”
That means their servers cannot be directly accessed but since they're based in Australia the company can be compelled to install decryption software without notifying anyone. Source: link to this video
dbg31415on Hacker News • Mentions
On “Attorney General Barr and Encryption”
Relevant. * Honest Government Ad | Anti Encryption Law - YouTube || link to this video Also worth noting that Australia already went ahead with their anti-encryption laws. Feels inevitable that we'll lose encryption to the nanny state. Really sucks, but I haven't got a clue how to convince the grandmothers out there why the cops shouldn't be trusted here. It's so frustrating. * Government Surveillance: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube || link I think it'll be one of those things that society won't wake up to needing until it's long gone. Depressing as fuck.